Jamal Benjamin, 34, of the 1500 block of West Thompson Street, Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute before President Judge William J. Furber, Jr. He was sentenced to nine to 23 months in Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF).

According to the affidavit, on Sept. 7, 2012, a confidential informant indicated to police that a black male would be selling crack cocaine on the 500 block of Cherry Street in Norristown around 5 p.m. that day.

Police went to the scene, scanned the block and spotted a thin, black male in the vicinity. Benjamin was seen walking into a Chinese take-out store on the corner of Cherry and Marshall streets. Officers confirmed with the informant the description of the clothes he was wearing and approached.